I was that which others did not want to be.
I went where others feared to go, and did what others failed to do.
I asked nothing from those who gave nothing, and reluctantly accepted
the thought of eternal loneliness ... should I fail.
I have seen the face of terror; felt the stinging cold of fear; and
enjoyed the sweet taste of a moment's love.
I have cried, pained, and hoped ... but most of all, I have lived times
others would say were best forgotten.
At least someday I will be able to say that I was proud of what I was
... a soldier.

George Skypeck
is one of America's
most prominent military-historical commemorative artists. Among nations and
places displaying his original artworks and prints are the French Airborne
Museum at Ste-Mer-Eglise, Normandy; the Pentagon in Washington; the Korean War
Veterans Commission and Ministry of Defense in Seoul, Republic of Korea;
Luxembourg; Canberra, Australia, Returned Servicemen's
League Headquarters; the U.S. Naval Academy, Air Force Academy, West Point; the
Soldier & Sailors Museum, Buffalo, NY; Arlington National Cemetery; and many
military stations at home and abroad. His famous poem "Soldier"
graces several state monuments to honor veterans of all wars and conflicts. His
latest painting, "Assured
Victory...A 09-11-2001 Memorial"
was loaned for display at Arlington National Cemetery since December, 2001, in
honor of the American sacrifices on that day at the Pentagon and New York City
World Trade Center terrorists attacks and the War on
Terrorism
in Afghanistan, Iraq and worldwide by U.S. military and civilian forces.

George Skypeck
has received several awards and commendations for his military service, and for
his artwork from various public, private and governmental sectors, the most
prestigious being the award of the Military Order of the Purple Heart,
George Washington Medallion of Merit, joining such recipients as Presidents
Johnson, Reagan, George Bush Senior, Senator Bob Dole and actor Bob Hope.

George Skypeck
is a combat-wounded and disabled Vietnam Veteran having risen to the rank of
Captain from Private in the U.S. Army and holds the coveted Combat Infantryman's
Badge, two Bronze Stars, three Air Medals, Purple Heart and several foreign
awards to include the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry medal, Wound medal and Honor
medal (First Class). He Served two combat tours as a special warfare and senior
intelligence advisor from 1967-71 in isolated outposts. During the ATet Offensive
of 1968" battle in Ben-Tre, his outpost coined the famous quote "We had to
destroy the town to save it..!"
His last assignment on active duty with the Army Recruiting Command in Boston,
Massachusetts, was to design and conduct John Wayne's
internationally famous arrival into Harvard Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts,
atop an M-113 armored personnel carrier as a public support event with the
Harvard's
Lampoon and Hasty Pudding Club. After release from active duty, he
attended the University of Massachusetts at Boston and Amherst earning a
Bachelor in Political Science and a Master in Public Administration and attended
MIT for special graduate studies in Arms Control and Defense Planning. He
studied art at the Corcoran Museum in Washington and had a studio in the Stars &
Stripes newspaper building. He is the creator of the Coors Combat Art
collection, co-creator of the Coors Scholarship Fund for veterans dependents and
the newly published Coors book of his artworks ,"The Defenders Of Freedom" . His
name is a registered trademark. He is a native of Massachusetts.